Invasive Species

Chelan County Natural Resources, in partnership with the nonprofit group Keep it Blue: Lake Chelan, is holding a town hall event on invasive species in Chelan this week. The County's natural resources specialist, Lisa Dowling, says the event will focus on two main topics...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is praising the efforts of partners and the public in managing a new European green crab sighting in Salt Creek Recreational Area.

The State Department of Agriculture is asking Washingtonians to check their Christmas trees, wreathes and other purchased holiday greenery for invasive species.  Last week WSDA confirmed elongate hemlock scale, Fiorinia externa, on out-of-state sourced holiday greenery.  The Dep...

Increases in invasive species were seen near the shoreline, the southern basin of the lake, and other high-use areas.